Tornadoes rip through Chinese provinces, killing 12 and injuring hundreds
13:51 | 16/05/2021
On Saturday (May 15), two tornadoes severly destroyed home and property, ripping through China's central city of Wuhan and a town in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing 12 people and injuring hundreds.
New Zealand helps fund project to plant 3 hectares of forest in Vietnam
10:33 | 10/05/2021
The New Zealand Embassy has announced funding into a project that will see a large area of forest planted in Ninh Thuan Province.
Disaster-hit Vietnam’s central provinces receive more financial aid
14:39 | 26/11/2020
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to grant an additional aid worth 670 billion VND (US$ 29 million) from the central budget reserves for nine Central and Central Highlands provinces to tackle the aftermaths of natural disasters.
ADB and Vietnam sign US$2.5 million deal for disaster recovery central provinces
13:49 | 25/11/2020
On November 24, authorized by the Government, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries signed the international emergency aid agreement worth US$2.5 million for disaster recovery in Vietnamese central provinces.
Natural disasters possibly slash 1.5% off Vietnam’s annual GDP
07:57 | 18/11/2020
Natural disasters possibly slash 1.5% off Vietnam’s annual GDP or even more unless timely solutions are implemented in response to climate change, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Storm Goni on its way to central Vietnam
07:21 | 03/11/2020
At 7pm on November 2, Storm Goni was at roughly 510 km from the southeast of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea), with wind speeds of up to 75 kph,
A fundraising photo exhibition in Australia opened by Vietnamese photographer to support Central Vietnam
16:22 | 02/11/2020
Nearly 40 photos were sold out within the first day of the exhibition as lots of voluntary contributions donated from friends and attendance.
UN population fund earmarks US$540,000 for women, girls affected by floods in central Vietnam
13:50 | 01/11/2020
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has made available US$540,000 to secure immediate support for women and girls in six provinces affected by devastating floods triggered by almost a month of incessant storms.
Death toll reaches 39 in Turkey-Greece quake as rescuers comb through rubble
07:55 | 01/11/2020
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea rose to at least 39 on October 31 as rescue workers in the Turkish city of Izmir raced to save dozens of more people thought to be trapped under the rubble of at least eight collapsed buildings.
19 dead after huge 7.0-magnitude tremor collapses buildings in Turkey, Greece
07:35 | 31/10/2020
At least people have been killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on October 30, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves.
New storm to enter Bien Dong Sea, may slam into central Vietnam
08:03 | 30/10/2020
A new storm named Goni is forecast to enter the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea) in the morning of November 1, and head towards Vietnam’s central region.
19 dead, dozens missing after landslides in central Vietnam
07:29 | 30/10/2020
At least 19 people have died and dozens are missing after three landslides hit the central province of Quang Nam on October 28.
Saudel triggers downpours in central Vietnam, new storm coming
08:12 | 26/10/2020
While storm Saudel is causing heavy rains in the central provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien-Hue, another named Molave is forecast to enter the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea) on October 26.
WB: Natural disasters can “sweep away” billions of dollars of Vietnam’s economic growth
07:51 | 24/10/2020
The coastal areas of Vietnam have suffered from more natural disasters, causing serious losses of lives and properties, World Bank (WB) said, adding that the current risk management measures have not been effectively implemented.
Flood in Central Vietnam: death toll soars to 111, another 22 missing
15:05 | 22/10/2020
Record floods in Vietnam’s central provinces have claimed at least 111 lives, leaving 22 missing and devastating thousands of households. The flood, which incurred over the past two weeks, is considered the worst in decades.
Another storm heading toward central Vietnam, casualties expected to keep rising
15:05 | 20/10/2020
Vietnam’s central region is forecasted to experience another storm, Saudel, which is moving into the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea) towards the central coast.
US diplomatic mission sends condolences over flood-caused losses in central Vietnam
10:30 | 20/10/2020
The US mission in Vietnam on October 19 sent the deepest condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam as they mourn tragic losses in the 337th Division, Military Region 4 in the central province of Quang Tri.
Catastrophic landslides: one worker found dead, nearly 1,000 people mobilised for rescue efforts
08:38 | 15/10/2020
A construction worker has been found dead following a landslide near Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, with 29 others still missing.
Storm Nangka weakens into tropical depression, flood death toll hits 36
08:36 | 15/10/2020
Storm Nangka devolved into a tropical depression on October 14 afternoon after hitting the coast from Thai Binh to Thanh Hoa provinces, forcing the evacuation of over 15,000 residents.
Death toll reaches 17 as heavy rains wreak havoc, new tropical depression forms after Storm Linfa
07:57 | 12/10/2020
As of October 11 night, torrential rains claimed 17 lives, left 13 missing and forced the evacuation of 49,700 others.
